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Excavation 英 ˌekskə'Veɪʃn] 美 ˌekskə'Veɪʃn N.挖掘;发掘;挖掘的洞;发掘物 Site Begin Tomorrow

英语单词 excavation
英美音标 英 [ˌekskə'veɪʃn] 美 [ˌekskə'veɪʃn]
中文释义 n.挖掘;发掘;挖掘的洞;发掘物
英语例句 (1) Excavation of the site will begin tomorrow.
(2) The bad weather has hung up the work of excavation.
(3) The excavation exposed some ancient ruins.
(4) The excavation of the bur city take a long time.
(5) Those foreigners are visiting the excavations.
中文例句 (1) 明天开始挖掘工作。
(2) 天气不好耽误了挖掘工作。
(3) 这次挖掘暴露出一些古遗迹。
(4) 发掘埋在地下的城市花了很长时间。
(5) 那些外国人正在参观出土文物。
vocabulary简明 Excavation is the act or process of digging, especially when something specific is being removed from the ground. Archaeologists use excavation to find artifacts and fossils.
vocabulary扩展 There are many types of excavation, but they all involve digging holes in the earth. Mining for coal, gold, or diamonds all require excavation, and before buildings and houses can be built, there is often some excavation that's done before a foundation can be poured. The Latin source of excavation is excavationem, "a hollowing out," from excavare, "to hollow out," with its roots of ex-, "out," and cavare, "to hollow."

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